Meet the Current Researchers

Jasmine Dowell, MD

The Medical College of Wisconsin, Inc.

Mechanistic Role of the Beta-2 Receptor and Renin-Angiotensin System in Hyperoxia-induced Airway Resistance in Rat Pups

Brad Drummond, MD

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

New Way to Analyze CT Scans to Determine Presence of Emphysema

Lucas Ferrari De Andrade, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Promoting Natural Killer Cell-driven Immunity Against Lung Cancer

Christine Fillmore Brainson, PhD

University of Kentucky Research Foundation

Targeting Lung Fibrosis with Epigenetic Therapy

Jonathan M. Gaffin, MD

Boston Children's Hospital

Residential Radon, Socioeconomic Opportunity, and Respiratory Outcomes in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia

Kathleen Garrison, PhD

Yale University

Evaluating Digital Health Interventions to Promote Smoking Cessation

Marta Gomes, PhD

Indiana University

Understanding the Role of WWOX Protein in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension

Ana S. Gonzalez-Reiche, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Tracking the Evolution of SARS-CoV-2 Could Inform COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Nicholas Goplen, PhD

Mayo Clinic

Abnormal Immune Regulation in Post-Viral Pulmonary Fibrosis

Stefano Guerra, MD, PhD, MPH

The University of Arizona Health Sciences Center

Pilot Study on Club Cell Secretory Protein (CC16) in the ALA Lung Health Cohort

Yanxiang Guo, PhD

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

Role of Ketogenic Diet in KRAS-mutant Lung Tumor

Lahouaria Hadri, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Chromatin Remodeling in Pulmonary Vascular Disease

Seunghye Han, MD, MPH

Northwestern University - Chicago Campus

Mitochondrial Dysfunction Activates the Integrated Stress Response to Promote Lung Fibrosis

Jess Hebert, PhD

Stanford University

Investigating the Role of Gene in Lung Cancer Metastasis

Jaime Hook, MD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Alveolar Mechanisms of Influenza-Induced Acute Lung Injury

Yuefeng Huang, PhD

Columbia University

Regulating Exaggerated Immune Cell Response Could Lead to Better Asthma Treatment

Sophie Huddart, PhD

University of California, San Francisco

How Data From Wearable Monitors Predicts Outcomes in TB Patients

William Hudson, PhD

Baylor College of Medicine

Mapping T cell Exhaustion in Lung Tumors

Shah Saddad Hussain, PhD

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Determining the Mechanisms Underlying Airway Loss in COPD

Alex M. Jaeger, PhD

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, Inc.

Combating Resistance to KRAS Inhibitors in Lung Cancer Treatment

Hong Ji, PhD

University of California Davis

Reducing Lung Inflammation Caused by Particulate Matter by Boosting Tet1 Protein Activity

Andrea Kasinski, PhD

Purdue University

Active Loading of Extracellular Vesicles Depletes Tumors of miRNAs

Jaymin Kathiriya, PhD

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Altering Gene May Promote Normal Lung Regeneration in Chronic Lung Disease

Matthew Kelly, MD

Duke University

Host-microbe Interactions in a Novel SARS-CoV-2 Human Challenge Model

Denise A. Kent, PhD, APRN

University of Illinois Chicago

REturning Computed tomography rEsults to actIVE Lung Health Cohort participants (RECEIVE)

Georgios Kitsios, MD, PhD

University of Pittsburgh

Lung COVID-19 Interactions with Microbiota and Host (LUCID-IMHO)

Jeffrey Koenitzer, MD, PhD

Washington University in St. Louis

Lung Protein May be Treatment Target for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Darrell Kotton, MD

Boston University

Developing Model of Human Alveolar Type 1 Cells For Understanding Viral Infections

James Krings. MD

Washington University in St. Louis

Cost Analysis of SMART Therapy to Improve Asthma Outcomes

Jamuna Krishnan, MD

Weill Medical College of Cornell University

Living Healthy with COPD: An Intervention to Reduce Chronic Pain Integrated Into COPD-Self Management